Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-21

tempt could be made TO stay their prog
ress. The inmates, consisting OF Mr..
Cameron, bis wife and children, barely
esca ell with then lives. Their wearing
apparel, eXcep ing perhaps suit apiece
In which they escaped, was all destroyed.
lnis with the urnituIe and the suostan-
tial frame building makes the loss on
Mr. Cameron quite severe. He mad no
insurance.
Hawkinsvilie News: We saw a few
days ago The following letter In the hands
OF Capt. Martin. Of our towD, and by our
special request he has permitted us 10
copy H.. The cane mentioned in the let
ter was cut by Capt. Martin from the
grounds on which 5lr. Davis and his
escort we're encamped on the memorable
night OF their capture by the Fede-
raj cavalry near Irwinville: Beau
Vior, Miss, 0th jan, JSS7.-Capt.
John II. MartIn-My Dear Sir: |
know not by what strange chance
your letter has remained so long un-
acknowledged. 1t certainly was not
caused by any want Of appreciation Of
its very gratifying expressions, for which,
at this late day, accept my sincere thanks,
The cane you sent me is doubly valuable
by its association and the care you took
TO select it. Though connected with a
sad adventure, which has been the theme
OF many scandalous falsehoOds, cannot
remember as other than browning mis-
fortune without shame. Please give my
kndest regards to Lieut.. n. G. Monroe,
whose youthful experience has, hope,
been followed by successful manhood.
Faithfully. Jefferson Davis"
Griffin News: There ls o one 10 the city
who deserves a good fortune more than
FIJI Morris. From young man in not
very favorable circumstances ae has, by
dlTt Of energy and hard work, accumu-
lated very pretty property, which stands
as a monument 10 his industry. On yes
terday be was surprised to receive the
following letter from a lawyer in san
AnroniO, Texas; MIR. Vi. +. Morris,
Griffin, Ga. Dear Sir-Spencer Morris
found, can recover it. Were you related
to him? Yours truly, Charles II. May
field, Attorney at Law, San Antonio,
Tex" Mr.. Morris Immediately replied BY
lett r, stating that Spencer Morris was
an uncle OF his, and il the lands were
worth the expense and trouble be
would 20 and Investigate the
matter. Spencer Morris was the eldest
brother of his father, Mr.. Joseph VI iris.
and lefthere to take part in the Mexican
war Since then nothing has been nedrd
OF him and it was supposed that he had
died long since unmarried. The letter is
quite u surprise 10 Mr.. Morris, who has
but seldom heard his uncle's name men
toned and hardly knew that he possessed
such relative. Ii he receives favor
able letter in reply to the one be has writ
ten, he will leave for Texas to investigate
the matter.
Probably the largest law suit that has
been witnessed in Spalding county for
many years, invOlylg many points and
diverse interests, was commenced Mon
uay by filing in the office of the Clerk OF
he Superior Court about twenty-five pc
tltions in cjectment against the mer-
chants and other residents of sunny Side.
comprising nearly the whole population
OF that thrlvlng village. The su1,s are
brought in the names of Zachariab T. Dor
sey and Mrs. Nancy y. Haddaway, sur
yIying children of John S. Dorsey, " no are
represented by the powerful combination
OF legal talent composed of Hall d Ham,
moud, Z. w. Hammond, +. d. Dismuke
and y. NJ. Collins. 1t seems that John 5.
Dorsey, living in Africa district OF this
county, having provided for his other
children, did In 1886 deed life interest in
29l acres OF land TO his wife, and after her
to revert equally to his three youngest
children, Zachariah I. Dorsey, Nancy
Dorsey now Mrs. Haddaway) and MOllIe
Dorsey, the last being now dead. Mr..
Dorsey died shortly afterward, and
was to5iO we'd to his last rest by mis- wife
in May.lSS6. But Mrs. Dorsey before
dyingIad sold the land, nineteen acres OF
which had been laid out into town lots in
tue young town of Sunnyslde, most of
them witueiiher stores or dwelling houses
upon item, and the whole properly 10 now
yaluect-at tow estimate al $4,000. The
petitioners are suing for the rentals and
profits since May, 1855 and for the possess
sion of the whole, AMI it would seem that
tneV have a very strong case,